Turning over a new leaf... again... and again...

11 Nov 2006

By far the most difficult aspect of blogging is keeping up the momentum of writing. The most successful bloggers may appear to have a ton of time on their hands–and many probably do–but they have something else as well. They have developed a drive to write and write often. (It probably helps when you suddenly start getting regular comments on your blog and are introduced to a taste of fame.)

MobileHippie has languished for an extremely long time. I’ve never really been able to convince myself that blogging was important enough to commit to it. I certainly haven’t had the time to put any real effort into establishing a line of thought on which this blog can focus.

At first I thought a blog about being a designer/developer would be interesting, but I don’t design or develop enough these days to add anything meaningful to that conversation. I could write about being a project manager, but there are others with far more experience that have contributed outstanding articles covering effective project management techniques. I could write a more personal blog about being a parent or the state of public schools or the challenges and joys of raising a family in North Portland. I could write a bit about commuting by bicycle and the all-weather joy of being carless by choice–mostly.

In the end, none of these topics seem compelling enough to focus a regular blog. While there is little doubt that many of these topics will come up when I begin to write more regularly, they will not be the focus.